CVE-2023-5809 json
Popup box < 3.8.6 - Admin+ Stored XSS in Categories
published 2023-12-04 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58092
- cvss
- 4.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Popup box WordPress plugin before 3.8.6 does not sanitise and escape some of its settings, which could allow high privilege users such as admin to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks even when the unfiltered_html capability is disallowed (for example in multisite setup)
Patch / fix
- Unknown Popup box 3.8.6
Exploit prediction
0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f1eb05e8-1b7c-45b1-912d-f668bd68e265 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.1 | 4.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown Popup box
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
- Technology feeds
References
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wpscan.com
/vulnerability/f1eb05e8-1b7c-45b1-912d-f668bd68e265
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2023-5809
- NVD CVE-2023-5809
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